The Latest Breaking News from Flood

The Pakistan climate change minister has called the situation a “climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions”

“The rain was unrelenting for about five hours since 4.30 a.m. It almost felt like a cloud burst. There was no rain alert for the district”, Mayor M. Anilkumar

Over 1,000 people have died and as many as 33 million Pakistanis have been affected by recent flooding, with one boy making a dramatic escape when he was rescued from a stream by helicopter

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Nearly half a million people crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding and the climate minister warned Monday that Pakistan is on the “front line” of the world's climate crisis, after unprecedented monsoon rains that began in mid-June wracked the country, killing more than 1,130 people.

The Askey family is happy to be back home in South Lismore and won't be taking up any buy back offers as the town focuses on the positives six months after the flood disaster.

Pakistan's government warns that the country is on the "front line" of the world's climate crisis as a half a million flee their homes due to flooding.

What's behind the flooding in Pakistan are all hallmarks of manmade climate change: Warmer temperatures, hotter air holding more moisture then dumping unrelenting rain, and melting glaciers

The climate crisis is the prime suspect, but the vulnerability of poor citizens and other factors are important too